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• A man should never boast of his courage, nor a woman of her virtue, lest their doing so should be the cause of calling their possession of them into question.

  Marguerite Gardiner, Countess of Blessington

  Men, Causes, Calling

  Marguerite Countess of Blessington, Marguerite GARDINER (Countess of Blessington.) (1839). “Desultory Thoughts and Reflections”, p.114

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• Superstition is but the fear of belief.

  Marguerite Gardiner, Countess of Blessington

  Superstitions, Belief

  Marguerite Countess of Blessington, Marguerite GARDINER (Countess of Blessington.) (1839). “Desultory Thoughts and Reflections”, p.28

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• Calumny is the offspring of Envy.

  Marguerite Gardiner, Countess of Blessington

  Calumny Is, Envy, Gossip

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• The infirmities of genius are often mistaken for its privileges.

  Marguerite Gardiner, Countess of Blessington

  Privilege, Genius, Infirmity

  Marguerite Countess of Blessington, Marguerite GARDINER (Countess of Blessington.) (1839). “Desultory Thoughts and Reflections”, p.31

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• There are some chagrins of the heart which a friend ought to try to console without betraying a knowledge of their existence, as there are physical maladies which a physician ought to seek to heal without letting the sufferer know that he has discovered their extent.

  Marguerite Gardiner, Countess of Blessington

  Heart, Trying, Physicians

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• Despotism subjects a nation to one tyrant; democracy, to many.

  Marguerite Gardiner, Countess of Blessington

  Tyrants, Democracy, Despotism

  Marguerite Countess of Blessington, Marguerite GARDINER (Countess of Blessington.) (1839). “Desultory Thoughts and Reflections”, p.39

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• Life would be as insupportable without the prospect of death, as it would be without sleep.

  Marguerite Gardiner, Countess of Blessington

  Sleep, Would Be

  Marguerite Countess of Blessington, Marguerite GARDINER (Countess of Blessington.) (1839). “Desultory Thoughts and Reflections”, p.10

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• Tears may be dried up, but the heart - never.

  Marguerite Gardiner, Countess of Blessington

  Cute, Broken Heart, Lost Love

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• Thoughts come maimed and plucked of plumage from the lips, which, from the pea, in the silence of your own leisure and study, would be born with far more beauty.

  Marguerite Gardiner, Countess of Blessington

  Silence, Would Be, Leisure

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• Many minds that have withstood the most severe trials have been broken down by a succession of ignoble cares.

  Marguerite Gardiner, Countess of Blessington

  Broken, Mind, Trials

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• A beautiful woman without fixed principles may be likened to those fair but rootless flowers which float in streams, driven by every breeze.

  Marguerite Gardiner, Countess of Blessington

  Beautiful, Women, Flower

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• Bores: People who talk of themselves, when you are thinking only of yourself.

  Marguerite Gardiner, Countess of Blessington

  Thinking, People, Bores

  Marguerite Countess of Blessington, Marguerite GARDINER (Countess of Blessington.) (1839). “Desultory Thoughts and Reflections”, p.16

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• Flattery, if judiciously administered, is always acceptable.

  Marguerite Gardiner, Countess of Blessington

  Flattery, Please, Acceptable

  Marguerite Countess of Blessington, Marguerite GARDINER (Countess of Blessington.) (1839). “Desultory Thoughts and Reflections”, p.95

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• He who fears not, is to be feared.

  Marguerite Gardiner, Countess of Blessington

  Fear, Fear Not

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• We never respect those who amuse us, however we may smile at their comic powers

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  Smile, Respect, May

  Marguerite Countess of Blessington, Marguerite GARDINER (Countess of Blessington.) (1839). “Desultory Thoughts and Reflections”, p.17

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• Sure there's different roads from this to Dungarvan* - some thinks one road pleasanter, and some think another; wouldn't it be mighty foolish to quarrel for this? - and sure isn't it twice worse to thry to interfere with people for choosing the road they like best to heaven?

  Marguerite Gardiner, Countess of Blessington

  Women, Thinking, People

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• Love and enthusiasm are always ridiculous, when not reciprocated by their objects.

  Marguerite Gardiner, Countess of Blessington

  Enthusiasm, Ridiculous, Objects

  Marguerite Countess of Blessington, Marguerite GARDINER (Countess of Blessington.) (1839). “Desultory Thoughts and Reflections”, p.3

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